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Thursday, 17 October 2013

Sunderland squad face "nightmare" 48 hours as new boss Poyet teaches his system

Sunderland squad face "nightmare" 48 hours as new boss Poyet teaches his system

"The amount of information they are going to get is
incredible.Those who get it quickest stand a greater chance of playing"
on Saturday

School for Cats: Poyet's going to be pumping his players full of info

Gus Poyet has warned Sunderland's players to prepare for a "nightmare" 48 hours as he takes charge of their relegation battle.The Black Cats'
new head coach will assemble his full squad for the first time on
Thursday, and says they will find the following two days "unbelievable"
as he crams them full of information and tactics.
Poyet has yet to
meet 10 internationals who have been away on World Cup duty, despite
being in charge for more than a week, and says everyone is going to need
to "learn quickly."
However, he has made calls to key men, and
instructed the players who remained in the North East during the
international break to speak to their team-mates and pass on their
theories about his working methods.
Poyet will begin training on Thursday, on a mission to initially make the side he's inherited from the sacked Paolo Di Canio more solid, "building from the back".
He
says he will drill the players in a passing game where they have to be
"brave", keeping the ball on the ground and using it carefully in
pressure situations.
However, tightening up a leaky defence that is vulnerable at set-pieces and to counter-attacks is the priority.
Sunderland,
winless and rock-bottom of the league, have conceded 16 goals in just
seven games ahead of the weekend trip to Swansea.
Poyet promised:
"Thursday and Friday will be unbelievable for them. The amount of
information they are going to get is incredible.
"It will be a nightmare for the players coming back [from international duty]. They will all be together for the first time.
"It is going to be very demanding for them over those days - mentally, not physically as much.Throwing out the rulebook: Di Canio's methods are a thing of the past

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"We need them all to know what has been happening over the last eight days, we need them prepared for the Swansea game."
Poyet's
intense approach sounds similar to Di Canio's demanding regime, but the
Uruguayan wants to dispel any fear players may feel about having a new boss.
He
said: "I want them all to be relaxed about me being here when they come
back to training. I want them to just get themselves back here normal -
fit.
"I have spoken to a few of the guys who have been away on
international duty. It's not nice for the players to be away when a new
manager comes in.
"They will think, 'There's a new manager who has
come in, I haven't been around, so I am going to be out of the team.'
It's nothing to do with that. Nothing like that."
Poyet has held
training with the likes of Lee Cattermole, Craig Gardner and, most
significantly, star striker Steven Fletcher, who is in contention to be
involved against Swansea after a month out injured.Fletch lives: Sunderland striker is almost fit after his latest injury

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"I need to address the problems quickly," added Poyet, who
took Brighton into the Championship play-offs last season, where they
lost to eventual winners Crystal Palace. "We, the team, need to get
better and pick up points. The sooner we get that first league win the
better.
"It's my job to have very good communication with the
players and for them to understand the way we need them to play
football. There has to be good understanding and trust.
"For a
player, if you have a manager at the start of the season, then an
interim manager for two weeks and then a new one, it is never easy. They
have been getting different information from different people.
"I
just ask them to believe and be really open minded in the beginning.
They need to take it on board and to take it on board very quickly.
Those who do it quickest stand a greater chance of playing.
"It's
about knowing about everything we need to do on the pitch, to commit to
the cause and we need to do it quickly. That's the most difficult part.
"It's
difficult to talk about my style. But I try to make it easy for the
players to go on to the pitch and feel comfortable, without excuses.
"To
go on to the pitch and perform to their best. There are no doubts on
their mind. We have to make sure we use their strength. There are
players with plenty of quality here."